Network Data Mover on MCP

[Mark Perew]

I'm looking at a requirement that may force me to send files to a remote
system using NDM (Network Data Mover), also known as Connect:Direct. This
appears to be an IBM oriented file transfer tool, with implementations on
several OSes. MCP, however, is not one of those operating systems.

There is a Java implementation, but I have no idea how that would run under
MCP. We don't have J-processors on our systems, so I'm especially unclear
on how that would work.

One option might be to write the data to a SAN Data Mover transfer volume,
and let another system (with an NDM install) perform the actual file
transfer.

Has anyone here in MCP land worked with NDM?

Thanks.

--
Mark Perew <pe...@squeep.com>
To the world you may be just one person,
but to one person you may be the world. (Source Unknown)

[Ex-FE]

Had a MCP Customer with similar requirements but not with NDM software.
Setup a Permanent Directory with all the required permissions, made a
NXServices File share to a WIN XP PC with custom file xfer software
installed. Now any files copied by MCP to the NXServices fileshare
is sent via the custom file xfer software on Win XP PC to the destination
host.

Ex-FE

Mark Perew <pe...@bokbok.squeep.com> wrote in
news:R93%m.7$Sh...@newsfe25.iad:

[Barry Whenman]

Mark Perew wrote:
> I'm looking at a requirement that may force me to send files to a remote
> system using NDM (Network Data Mover), also known as Connect:Direct. This
> appears to be an IBM oriented file transfer tool, with implementations on
> several OSes. MCP, however, is not one of those operating systems.
>
> There is a Java implementation, but I have no idea how that would run under
> MCP. We don't have J-processors on our systems, so I'm especially unclear
> on how that would work.
>
> One option might be to write the data to a SAN Data Mover transfer volume,
> and let another system (with an NDM install) perform the actual file
> transfer.
>
> Has anyone here in MCP land worked with NDM?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

Hi Mark,

Apologies for the delay, but I should probably hold my hand up and say
"Yes"...

We had a similar requirement in the early days of iPSL to interface with
Connect:Direct, and as you say, found no MCP client. We therefore wrote
something called FTS (File Transfer System) to control and manage the
movement of files to a Windows server (where there is a client) using
NX/Services. I now support this product. It is probably a little too
application specific for your needs; but I'm happy to talk via email if
you would like more info.

Cheers,
Barry.